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| saneben |
 Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:24 am Post subject: mq license cost |
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Hi,
We are using MQ V7.0.1.0 on AIX P series with multi CPU
as the setmqcap command is not valid anymore I understand that we have to buy license base on the cores.
when purchasing license for MQ it is for production systems only or for dev & test sytems also?
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| exerk |
| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:42 am Post subject: |
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The environment is immaterial...
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:45 am Post subject: |
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| exerk wrote: |
| The environment is immaterial... |
It's about how many copies you're running not what part of your environment you're using them for. Otherwise you could save a fortune by running all your business as a really big UAT.... 
But as always only your IBM rep can discuss licensing costs and restrictions for your site. The final litmus test of your license compliance is if IBM is happy with it. If they don't require sepearate licenses for your non-production environment (because your site spends $$$$m on production z/OS, CICS, DB2, etc licenses) then that's cool for you.
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| elvis_gn |
| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:20 am Post subject: |
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Padawan
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Hi,
| Vitor wrote: |
| exerk wrote: |
| The environment is immaterial... |
It's about how many copies you're running not what part of your environment you're using them for. Otherwise you could save a fortune by running all your business as a really big UAT.... |
Oracle only licenses for production and DR and not for Dev, Test, UAT 
saneben: actually license is based on PVUs and not only cores. Search google for IBM Distributed PVU licensing.
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| elvis_gn wrote: |
| Oracle only licenses for production and DR and not for Dev, Test, UAT |
I'm enriched by this information but struggle to see the relevance to a discussion on WMQ (or IBM) licensing... 
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| elvis_gn |
| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:37 am Post subject: |
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Hi Vitor,
| Vitor wrote: |
| elvis_gn wrote: |
| Oracle only licenses for production and DR and not for Dev, Test, UAT |
I'm enriched by this information but struggle to see the relevance to a discussion on WMQ (or IBM) licensing... |
Maybe you didn't read the whole post, I answered saneben's question to the extent that I can on a public forum...
The Oracle free UAT was for you to ponder if all Oracle customers are running big UATs and actually saving big fortunes
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| elvis_gn wrote: |
| Maybe you didn't read the whole post, I answered saneben's question to the extent that I can on a public forum... |
No, noticed that & agree that only the IBM sales rep could give a better answer.
| elvis_gn wrote: |
| The Oracle free UAT was for you to ponder if all Oracle customers are running big UATs and actually saving big fortunes |
Maybe not before, but I see a big uptake on this method on those sites that use Oracle & WMQ..... 
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